Elastic-tread horseshoe.



No. 644,284. Patented Feb. 27, I900. 1 0. Y. 05 LAY. ELASTIC TREAD HORSESHOE.

(Applicati on filed Feb. 6, 1899,) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES CHARLES Y. DE LAY, OF MURPHY, CALIFORNIA.

ELASTIC-TREAD HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,284, dated February 27, 1900.

Apolioation filed February 6, 1899. Serial No. 704,696. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, CHARLES Y. DE LAY, citizen of the United States, residing at Murphy, in the county of Oalaveras, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Elastic Horseshoe Attachments; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the same.

My invention relates to an attachment for metallic shoes by which I am enabled to provide an elastic bearing for the horses foot and a means for removably securing the same.

It also comprises details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which the figure is an illustration of the bottom of a shoe with a portion of the elastic attachment broken away.

The object of my invention is to provide an elastic bearing for horses; and it consists of a tongue-and-grooved bar, of rubber, and a correspondingly groove-and-tongued metallic shoe, so constructed that the elastic bar may be introduced or removed, but also in such a manner that it is practically locked in place for use.

A is a horseshoe made of any suitable or desirable metal for the purpose, such as steel,

aluminium, or other substance. This shoe has on the lower surface a groove or channel B, which is undercut or enlarged or widened out in the interior to appear rectangular in cross-section, as shown at b, so as to form a locking-channel which opens through the central line of its lower face and conforms to the curvature of the shoe, said channel adapted to receive the corresponding tongue 0 of an elastic bar 0. The undercutting of the groove or channel provides two inwardly-extending flanges B, which are flat and level and lie in the same horizontal plane, one of said flanges provided with nail-holes which lie in a plane that is interior to the outer edges of the clastic bar, whereby the said bar covers and conceals the heads of the nails and is itself additionally held by said heads. The elastic bar 0 is preferably made approximately straight or of a different curvature from that of the shoe A and has a tongue 0, adapted to fit the groove B I); also, shoulders at b, corresponding with and adapted to lie flat upon and completely cover the portions of shoe upon each side of the'channel, and an outer surface 0, which projects beyond the plane of the shoe.

The shoe is attached to the horses foot by means of nails or suitable fastenings passing through holes D, made around the periphery of the shoe in one of the inturned flanges B, before mentioned.

The elastic bar 0 is made of a single continuous piece and is fitted to the shoe by sliding the tongue cinto the corresponding groove of the shoe and forcing it around the convexity of the curve until the ends of the elastic bar coincide with those of the shoe. The elastic bar has one side shaped to correspond with the groove or channel and the opposite side formed of two inclined portions converging to a line of tread central from one end to the other of the bar to increase the adhesion of the tread and render the shoe not so liable to slip as if there was a flat-surface tread. The tendency of this elastic bar to straighten out causes it to bind against the rear outer sides of the channelB I), while at the front it presses against the inner portion of the channel, thus binding it securely in place and preventing its removal except by force. If found desirable, however, it may be further secured by means of a rivet or pin E, which is driven through a hole made in each of the heel portions of the shoe and the rubber for that purpose.

The device is easily put together and may be renewed Whenever sufficiently worn for the purpose without difficulty.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A horseshoe comprising a shoe having a groove or channel and inwardly-extending flanges overhanging the same, a bar of rubber or elastic material fitting said groove or channel and having a portion to interlock under said flanges one of said flanges being provided with nail-holes which lie interior to the plane of the outer side of the shoe and the outer edge of the elastic bar whereby they are covered by said bar.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my ICO 

